It’s more than a notion to launch your own business. Nowadays it’s common for folks to leave a job via layoff or early retirement and jump right into starting a small business.
What Undermines Most Small Businesses?
Lack of Discipline: When you work for yourself, you are the engine that drives your small business. This also means that you kill for your dinner day after day. As an entrepreneur you need to stay on task daily to accomplish your business goals. Don’t believe hype about making millions in your bunny slippers. […]
4 Social Media Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly, 2nd Edition by David Meerman Scott ( J. Wiley & Sons, 2010) In 2007, when it originally published, a friend suggested I read The New Rules of Marketing and PR and […]
Can a Mastermind Group Help Your Small Business?
Did you know that mastermind groups have the power to change your business and keep you sane as an entrepreneur? For the last few years, I have participated in two mastermind groups that have made all the difference in my business. One is a mixed group of professional speakers and coaches that is focused on […]
Top 5 Business Plan Mistakes
Successful businesses run based on an up-to-date business plan, particularly if you have a need to secure outside funding to launch or grow your business. In order to make your business plan turn into a document that you can actually use to run your business, it’s best to avoid these 5 common mistakes when writing […]
4 Keys to Small Business Success: Dream, Plan, Pray and Hard Work
All businesses start with a dream. Sometimes it’s a dream to be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams or a dream of one day seeing your name on the door. It could even be the dream to be able to take your family on the vacation of a lifetime or to start your own business so […]
Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 1)
Have you had it with the daily grind? You may be ready to become your own boss. I remember when I knew my next career would be as a small business owner. I had the job I thought I always wanted, but getting headaches on the way to work in the morning just wasn’t right. […]
Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this article, I ask the question: Have you had it with the daily grind? When I realized being a small business owner would be my next career, I set out on a path to ditch the job that gave me headaches on the way to work every day. I knew I was […]
Confessions of a Small Business Coach
As a business consultant, I believe our biggest concern is to get our clients to understand that the planning before starting the business is more important than how they actually run the businesses. Everyone has good ideas, but the business of running a business is what gets most entrepreneurs in trouble. Making the leap from […]
There’s No Better Time to Start a Small Business
January is my favorite time of year. The start of a new year is always exciting. There are new year’s resolutions to lose weight, save more money, get more sleep and to make it your best year yet–and I am for all of that. Well, this year you should work toward accomplishing your financial resolutions. […]
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